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  2. What Happens to Your Body When You Drink Alcohol Regularly

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    Underage drinking: The consumption of alcohol by people younger than age 21. Drinking during pregnancy : Consuming any amount of alcohol while pregnant. Short-Term Effects

  3. Alcohol and health - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol expectations are beliefs and attitudes that people have about the effects they will experience when drinking alcoholic beverages. Alcohol expectancy theory posits that drinking behaviors are driven by these expectations, and the individual may be motivated to drink to obtain desired alcohol effects or, alternatively, motivated to ...

  4. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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    The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...

  5. Alcohol is not good for us. 5 tips to stay safe(r) if you drink

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    Kilmer said that by the 40-minute mark, when the physical effects of alcohol kick in — alcohol depresses, or slows down, the central nervous system — participants in the fourth group ...

  6. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms of varying BAC levels. Additional symptoms may occur. The short-term effects of alcohol consumption range from a decrease in anxiety and motor skills and euphoria at lower doses to intoxication (drunkenness), to stupor, unconsciousness, anterograde amnesia (memory "blackouts"), and central nervous system depression at higher doses.

  7. Just how bad is alcohol? Eight experts weigh in on the risks ...

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    For people trying to cut down on drinking, Laing said she recommends balancing alcohol with nonalcoholic drinks, drinking slowly and consuming a meal before drinking.

  8. Drinking alcohol is linked to six types of cancer, experts ...

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    Moderate alcohol use is defined as one drink or less in one day for women. For men, it is two drinks or fewer per day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  9. Alcohol-related brain damage - Wikipedia

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    Alcohol-related brain damage can have drastic effects on the individuals affected and their loved ones. The options for treatment are very limited compared to other disorders. Although limited, most patients with alcohol-related cognitive deficits experienced slight improvement of their symptoms over the first two to three months of treatment. [8]